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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 17, 2011 20:43:16 GMT -5
Emperor Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun "See, you have no idea what Emperor Welhan did. He was even worse than I am. I agree with you on all counts for the most part. Now, if Welhan could get away with what he did, then I have no worries. "Emperor Welhan's preferred methods of keeping power were omnicide, mass murder, oppression, and dabbling in the quote-unquote illegal slave trade. I haven't told many this since it's still sort of a secret, but I was responsible, in large part, for getting him off the throne. "I think we found something in common though. See, I can justify a war with anyone with my people. Just lie a little. Yet, I am not a warmonger believe it or not despite my military background. However, the soldiers don't fight quite as hard. "I remember the fighting on Venak a couple years age, at the opening of the Third Fed War. Venak was Anean and was taken. The soldiers fought tooth and claw to take it back. A ferocity I had never before seen. Then the Federation invaded last year. Again, I saw a determined army. Fighting for homes, fighting for the Empire, fighting for freedom from the oppression of the Galactic Federation. "Yes, I know I am talking of trained soldiers, not just the people, but the people, if we were invaded with no prior warning, would rise in arms. And the invading army would be destroyed. The Empire has never lost a war yet. Not saying we didn't suffer, but we never lost in the end." I laughed. "Also, there's no way in hell I have it easier. The Civil War hurt us worse than you might think. Look around. This is the most extravagant building in the Empire. The road we took up here has no buildings. What you didn't see was the shantytowns, the homeless, the poor and downtrodden and hungry. The whole Empire is like that now. The Empire shattered and there was a total economic collapse. The Anean Dollar, once incredibly powerful, isn't even worth the paper it is printed on. "Will I ever admit I need help in public? Never. I cannot do that. You're the first I am telling this, by the way. I can't trust my other so called allies. Well, considering my situation, I really shouldn't trust anyone." I was silent for a moment, clearly thinking. "You know what, I talk too much."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 19, 2011 12:05:35 GMT -5
Salato smiled "Not at all. As for aid..well the government can't give you it with out it being public. You see the people get kinda annoyed when some politician can't say exactly where the money they worked hard for has gone."
Al chipped in "Unlike many countries the peoples of the commonwealth know damn well that there is no such thing as government money, just the money we took from them in taxes.
We have to account for all of it to the best of our ability and there is always some bored accountant that will check the figures some where. Though the military are allowed more lee-way in that as most people understand that sometimes they have to do research and development that they have to keep secret."
Salato smiled "That's why were don't engage in espionage or have an internal security service. Mi6 and Mi5 could never survive in such an open government.""
Al laughed "Yeah, the elected government could fund that....unless they had some kind of experts in siphoning off funds to them selves. Which obviously people involved in that kind of stuff could never do. You know li.."
Salato cut Al off "If such an organization does exist we know nothing of it, it is the province of conspiracy theorists and other nutters.
As for war, the nobles like to talk big but the people of the commonwealth have little appetite for it, I don't. I do understand there are times when force is the best option of worse options. I suppose it's in our nature as out people are almost all canine, feline, raptorian or skunkien for us to try and look aggressive when we feel threated.
But to be honest it takes a lot for us to actually fight and when it happens...we know from the pre-commonwealth time, it always got very messy. We almost wiped each other out more times than I care to remember from my history. We only stopped when it became clear that the next war between us would be our last..."
Al had been thinking "You need investment...The grand damns project is complete...some of the tribal, national and larger mutual funds might be interested. They are not to be confused with corps, they will wait, well in the mutual funds decades for a return...the other two...centenaries if the pay back looks to be large enough.
I will have to talk to Tailinto...though I think you might have someone closer to her to get you the names of the people you might want to talk with. Anyway they have more money than the gov anyway."
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 19, 2011 13:37:38 GMT -5
Emperor Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun "That's the thing. I don't want aid. See, Earth - New Gracaria specifically - is an anomaly in the Empire. We have no multinational star systems elsewhere. It makes it difficult to do what I have to in order to rebuild. Aneans are very independent. Any aid would, one, make my approval drop, two, make us look weak allowing others to think they can push us around. "For example, most of the legislation that'd make the Empire rebuild would be considered civil rights breaches, political rights breaches, etcetera. Most of it would also bring upon my government the scorn of the world. I think I am already an international pariah, so it really doesn't matter to me anymore. "I will be completely honest with you. I recognize no multinational organization - such as the UN, The Fed Council, or even SOTO - as having authority over my nation. I recognize no nation, no matter how much stronger than us they might be either militarily, economically, or politically, as having authority over us. I believe wholly in the right for nations to decide what they want to do within their borders, to an extent, with no international interference. "I think I have the most difficult job in the universe right now. I have to balance my devotion to the people's rights with rebuilding the nation. I have to fight a long war to reclaim the galaxy that is rightfully Anean was stolen from us. I have to reign in the rampant corporations throughout Anean space - especially Megamantics. I have to try to keep the peace on this planet since our army... militia really... couldn't hold against an invasion. "You may be an elected leader and have to keep the people happy to stay in power. If you lose, you just go on living your life. But if I mess up, I face another revolution. I won't last another one. They would probably have me executed. I know a lot of you down south want that, but I sure as hell don't." I had a bottle of Talonian Liquor brought over for me. Might as well get drunk while I am talking about all this. "Al, I don't need investment. I need nations that give me half a chance to prove we are not warmongers. That we don't threaten everyone. That we aren't a threat to everyone. So far, no nation has given me that. I am sure that neither the Aatuylvans or Aluezi trust us. They are just as afraid of us turning against them I'm sure. Even though it'll never happen. "I am one of the few politicians that, if we make an alliance, I will never be the one to break it. I am also one of the few that never lie. Though I am also very blunt and direct, as I am sure you are noticing. I hate to lie. I could say that everything in the Empire is fine, but that'd be one hell of a lie and a betrayal to the people suffering. "Six billion people in the Empire. Five and a half billion of those are living in shanties. This colony has 120 million. Seventy million are in a shanty metropolis - New Nordavic - on the west side of the mountains. You can see the damn thing from orbit. The rest are scattered across the island. "About the only resources we have on this island is some coal in the mountains and oil in the east. No one really needs coal anymore, but everyone needs oil." I then laughed. "Good god, I said I speak too much and I said more than before. As for Tailinto, I don't trust Nakhi with politics. Did you know he got a vote of no confidence? It was like 486 to 14. So he lost his position as Chancellor right quick. So since then, I have had him assigned more to a military role. Of course while playing Ambassador down there so he's closer to Tailinto. "I do like Tailinto." I laughed. "Anyone that can make the General not sleep with everyone on the planet is a friend to me. If nothing else, I want them to stay together since that'd probably help out with our relations. "Especially since y'all don't like humans." I laughed again.
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Post by aatuylva on Feb 19, 2011 16:33:14 GMT -5
Stidham was in an excellent mood this morning. The pain was forgotten, his health was in good shape, why, even the color in his face had returned. Of course, one could argue that this was due to the large amount of brandy he had with breakfast, but the only way to tell was quite hard already, as his eyes were glossed over with pain when he arrived, so the normal state of things was unknown to those present. Wearing the same uniform from the night before (pressed and cleaned by his servants while he slept), he was almost glowing in enthusiasm.
Oh goody.
While he wasn't allowed to kill those invited here, being that they were the Emperor's guests, there were no rules against tormenting them, were there?
He ran into the kitchen, and grabbed a rather large metallic bowl, coming back out, his cane tapping against the floor as he made his way to the very non-noble 'noble' from the Commonwealth.
In a tone of voice practiced and forged over a decade of chastising hung over soldiers and sergeants, he 'greeted' her.
"Why good MORNING there, I don't believe we have had the misfortune of meeting, and I am EVER SO GLAD that is so, but I must, on behalf of everyone here, for your extremely and utterly rude, bellicose, and downright stupid outburst yesterday, I must make you crumple onto the floor, so-"
He places the metal bowl on her head and begins to beat on it with the metal head of his cane, ringing it like a church bell on Sunday, alternating hits on the exterior and interior, ending it by smashing his cane on it so hard that it flies off of her head and clatters loudly onto the table and then the floor.
OOC: pic said I could do this, then he called me evil
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 19, 2011 17:49:27 GMT -5
Al took offence to what IX had said "Have you ever there heard of the zionic jews.. we have defended them and protected them despite what other humans did to their people."
Al Glared at IX "Never think we are an enemy of the humans, your kind have been more of an enemy to these talented and bright people. Least no commonwealth race has ever turned on there own. You humans did...I once called you a jew..I wouldn't...you are not worth it.."
Salato said quietly "I think our plane is here, thank you but we will leave. Never accuse us if ever harming other races, we know what xenophobia is. But we have have out grown it."
Al said quietly "Never accuse a teerie of xenophobia, and then you come on you accused a hybe...what the hell are you on."
Salato looked IX straight in the eye "I am of two species never mid races...you can see it....the green fur is a give away. You kicked out leck for a minor matter of the heart.."
Salato continued genuinely hurt "You have hurt me more than you could think, I would not return this...but it seems happy there."
The Reshan kitten looked happy on her shoulders in only a cat could sleep threw this kind of thing.
"Have your guard take if off there, take it from where it's happy, I will not prevent it..I you do...then I know how you think
Well done you have offended us."
--- Lyie has some training and shot under the table, under the rest at speed. Unlike the politicians the royals had training in defence. She was heading behind her, if some one had offended salato it must have been serious.
Before she shot off she shouted "Goddess knows what he said but he has offended salato...you can't do that...I mean i don't think it possible."
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 19, 2011 22:12:40 GMT -5
Emperor Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun I sighed. The way it came out was not how I meant it. "I think you misunderstood me. I was poking fun at myself a bit. See, I am married to two people. Both from two different countries. I did that, at least in the first marriage, for political reasons. Both of them are anthro. "What I was saying was that you said earlier that your people have no interest in humans. At least in... that way. I was referring to that. I was in no way calling you all xenophobes. Were that true, I'm sure you wouldn't be here now. "So, go ahead and stay offended if you want, but I do apologize for the misunderstanding. It came out wrong. "And Leck wasn't over a minor matter of the heart. See, I am not a heartless bastard, but I was also very different back then. I was upholding Anean tradition and such. To be honest, I wanted nothing to do with love. He, however, was unfit to have been sent up. Much less with the one he was in love with. It's almost a recipe for disaster." I had a guard bring me a Haromian cigar, which I stole back from Nakhi. I didn't light it yet, but I did stick it in my mouth. "I don't mean to offend. And don't group me in with the humans of the past. While I may be from here originally, I am just as Anean as the rest of the citizens here. And I am Jewish, by ancestry though, not religion."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 20, 2011 18:40:49 GMT -5
Al looked at salato, the thing about green furs is they were really bad at holding grudges. if they were any good at it they would hate everyone in the commonwealth...but it was too much hassle for them.
Salato said quietly "We miss under stood you...but this cute guy is going home with me. Unless you have him taken off me, he seems to have adopted me."
Al smiled "Me?"
"I said cute"
Al glared at salato as lyie showed up.
She muttered ""Great you guys are cool now...IX can I have some porridge here away from those people they are a little annoying...well or with the guards."
Al and salato exchanged a glance and salato smiled "I think she would rather be with you young well muscled war...you know."
Al smiled "she can't disable your entire army...though I wouldn't put her past it to try."
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 20, 2011 19:40:35 GMT -5
Emperor Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun "Yeah, you can keep it." I said to Salato. "It's called a Reshan. Used to be a status symbol back before the War. Now there's so many I don't know what to do with them. I have enough of the kittens, so it's yours." When Lyie came up, I decided to be a little nicer. "Sure, that can be brought right out." I heard what Salato said about a 'young well muscled warrior'. I am adding that last part as a guess to what she was going to say. "Now, if I heard Salato right and that's actually who you'd want, you can eat with me." I laughed. "I may not be especially young, but I am still a soldier and still fit."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 22, 2011 18:27:19 GMT -5
Salato smiled and stoked the grey thing on her shoulder.
Al smiled "you have a friend with her she loves cats."
Lyie interrupted "as she made the commonwealth possible.....training it to protect her...in all truth...I have to."
Lyie said quietly to XI "I must look after her.. I am the only one trained to keep her safe. I know that is not what you do. I will look after here."
Salato looked as lyie she looked at salato "Perhaps I should go"
The cat licked her paw.
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Post by The Anean Star Empire on Feb 26, 2011 14:45:11 GMT -5
Emperor Isaiah Xaimoungkhoun "Y'all are welcome to stay as long as you want. This is the safest place on the island. Five thousand Guards, most of which function as servants to earn a little extra money. "If you have a plane coming in, the crew can stay here as well. I rarely get visitors that aren't here to complain at me about something. "Oh, I do have a little business to take care of. With my new powers, I have to set in motion events that result in my liberation of Andromeda. Unfortunately, in order to begin the liberation, I must go to war. "Don't worry, it won't be brought to Earth. The Federation only got here because they were desperate and knew they were going to lose. Though I would have preferred that you didn't launch nukes at them, I understand that Rio didn't send the info packet to everyone with information about the Galactic Federation. "That packet thing had protocols, information, and what not to do to the Federation in the event of invasion. Send it on day one of the war to then Governor Rio, and he didn't give it to everyone. Could have made the invasion a lot less damaging. "Anyway..." "Pay Megamantics Corporation enough and, along with them, we can deliver a crippling blow to the Anean Socialist State and ADNI. Making them unable to retaliate to here without compromising their defense. "I only want a war with them because both of them had a hand in destroying the Old Empire and the latter killed me and attacked one of your queens, and everyone else, at my funeral way back when. "Basically what it comes down to is there's going to be a lot of military activity on this island, lots of transports, lots of everything really as the Anean War Machine kicks into high gear. I don't want y'all to be alarmed. That parade last night was part of my plan to organize the majority of AGF forces here for deployment. "Figured I might as well explain this before y'all come to me later about the military stuff."
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Post by aatuylva on Feb 27, 2011 17:10:38 GMT -5
"Well, I, for one, would wish you the best of luck in killing the bastards who put a hole in my lung."
Stidham raises his flask, downing the contents quite quickly. He sways a bit on his feet until an aide rushes to him, giving him his cane.
"Just don't expect us to help too much when the battle leaves the planet. Dreadfully difficult when you don't have rocketships like in the serials."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Feb 27, 2011 18:18:54 GMT -5
Al offered Stidham a lift home...in style. Well to the new city.
In time they might get one of the elegant craft. If they allowed one of the craft.
The mach three carft could run like hell.
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Post by aatuylva on Feb 27, 2011 18:45:02 GMT -5
"I'm afraid I cannot accept, Minister....well, I apologize but I can't seem to remember your name...we already have transport ready for when the good Emperor no longer wishes for our company, in the form of one of his shuttles, gifted to his wife, the Lady Commander Tiam. Twould be most rude to deny the hospitality of our fair host, especially to tramp about some foreign city when I have important business at home to return to."
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Post by Kingdoms of Cal on Mar 2, 2011 12:00:43 GMT -5
Salato smiled "It happens, no problem. Please at some time visit, you would not be unwelcome. Perhapses we are not quite as barbaric as you think."
Al smiled "Geez a buzz when ever."
Lyie was too busy eating porrage.
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